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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Blossom time, 1916-1967

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reviews, and other materials related to Cooper's unproduced film project Blossom Time. Materials date from between 1916 and 1967.

Dates: 1916-1967

Chang (1927), 1921-1964

 File
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 5 File 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, articles, photographs, and other material related to Cooper's production of Chang (1927). Photographs include Cooper and Schoedsack en route to and on location in Siam (Thailand). Includes images of the cast, house, and wildlife, dating from 1925 to 1926.Materials date from 1921 to 1964.

Dates: 1921-1964

Cooper family records, approximately 1922-1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and an obituary related to the Cooper family. Materials date from 1922 to 1967.

Dates: approximately 1922-1967

King Kong (1933), 1931-1980

 File
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 5 File 5
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, screenplays, articles, photographs, a film print, and other material related to Cooper's production of King Kong (1933). Also includes information about the 1976 remake of the film. Includes sound recordings of Cooper discussing the production of King Kong. Materials dated 1931 to 1980.

Dates: 1931-1980

Merian C. Cooper papers from Pioneer Pictures, 1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and an article related to Cooper's work with Pioneer Pictures. Materials date from around 1940.

Dates: 1940

Merian C. Cooper papers on exploration in Abyssinia, 1923

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, magazine articles, and a photograph documenting Cooper's exploration in Abyssinia. Materials date from 1923.

Dates: 1923

Merian C. Cooper papers on motion picture industry, 1932-1966

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, articles, and photographs related to the motion picture industry. Materials date from between 1932 and 1966.

Dates: 1932-1966

Merian C. Cooper papers on World War I, 1916-1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, articles, photographs, and other materials documenting Cooper's service in the First World War. Materials date from 1917 to 1973.

Dates: 1916-1973

Merian C. Cooper story ideas and properties, 1934-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 8 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, correspondence, and other materials related to story ideas and properties owned by Cooper.

Dates: 1934-1972

Merian C. Cooper writings, 1921-1965

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, drafts, published and unpublished literary manuscripts, and tearsheets from newspapers from 1921 to 1924, and 1965. It includes Cooper's proposal for an autobiographical project he titled Thirty Days.

Dates: 1921-1965